title: Mitral valve replacement in a patient with situs inversus and dextrocardia.
abstract: Dextrocardia is a rarely seen cardiac malposition, often associated with multiple and complex congenital cardiac anomalies. Valve surgery for acquired valvular lesions in dextrocardia with situs inversus is rare. A 65-year-old man was admitted to our department with palpitation and dyspnea. Chest X-ray showed dextrocardia, and echocardiography revealed severe mitral regurgitation due to rheumatic valve degeneration. Prosthetic mitral valve replacement using a transseptal approach via a median sternotomy was successfully performed in the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey. mali_irem@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guler
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kaya
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003914:Dextrocardia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D056346:Sternotomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography